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| Keywords: StateLibQld 1 83955 Mining family outside their mine, Croydon, ca. 1890.jpg en Mining family outside their mine Croydon ca 1890 Croydon is located in the heart of the Gulf Savannah in north west Queensland When first settled in the 1880s Croydon was a large pastoral holding until gold was discovered in 1885 By 1887 the town's population had reached around 7 000 and during its heyday Croydon was the fourth largest town in the colony of Queensland A woman is on horseback and a man is placing a small child on a horse The mine can be seen in the background circa 1890 handle 10462/deriv/146032 Item is held by John Oxley Library State Library of Queensland PD-Australia StateLibQld-License Mines in Queensland Miners from Australia Horses of Queensland Families of Australia Croydon Queensland Black and white photographs | ||||
